The Zoo Market Square at NewMarket Square, near 21st and Maize Road, will open on Black Friday and run through Dec. 31.

The zoo said Kibo’s health had been declining over the past several weeks, so officials decided to humanely euthanize him.

A recent experience of joy and heartbreak at the Sedgwick County Zoo was captured with images of a newly formed companionship between an orphaned wolf pup and a shelter puppy from the Kansas Humane So ...

Simunye, an adult African elephant, is pictured with calves Bomani, left, and Asali, right. Simunye delivered a stillborn calf in March 2025 and was instrumental in helping Bomani's mother, Talia, ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Sedgwick County Zoo is mourning the loss of its last hippopotamus. Sweetie Pie, a 53-year-old hippo, died Wednesday after battling health issues related to her age. Zoo ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Sedgwick County Zoo shared six cape twig snakes were hatched, marking the first hatching of the species at the zoo. While cape twig snakes are small in size, currently only ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Wichita girl paid respects to her favorite animal at the Sedgwick County Zoo. The zoo bid farewell to a beloved resident, Sweetie Pie the hippo, last week. She had called the ...